Changes in Terveystalo's Executive Team
Veera Siivonen has been appointed SVP, Marketing and Communications of Terveystalo, and Elina Saviharju SVP, Legal of Terveystalo
Terveystalo Plc. Stock Exchange Release 24 January 2020 at 15:00 EET
Veera Siivonen, b. 1980, M.Sc. Tech, Industrial Engineering has been appointed Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications of Terveystalo as of 1 May 2020, at the latest. Elina Saviharju, b. 1981, LL.B, LL.M (Harvard) has been appointed Senior Vice President, Legal of Terveystalo. She will join the company as of 24 July 2020, at the latest as Julia Ormio, Chief Legal Officer and Member of the Executive Board of Terveystalo, resigns.
Veera Siivonen joins Terveystalo from Sanoma Corporation where she currently holds the position of Vice President, Portfolio Development and Marketing of Sanoma News & Feature. Previously, she has worked for Sanoma Corporation as, inter alia, Marketing Director for Helsingin Sanomat.
Elina Saviharju currently works at Avance Attorneys as Senior Associate. In her current role, she has advised clients, inter alia, on large healthcare M&A transactions as well as on intellectual property and regulatory issues related to healthcare services.
Both Siivonen and Saviharju become members of Executive Team and will report to CEO Ville Iho in their new roles.
“I warmly welcome both Veera and Elina to Terveystalo. Veera has a strong track record in marketing process development and in brand building where the results of her work have gained international recognition. Elina has a wealth of international experience on legal questions affecting the industry. We at Terveystalo want to be at the forefront of building the future of healthcare and I believe Veera and Elina complement our team well in this effort” says Ville Iho, CEO of Terveystalo.
“At Terveystalo we work for health - the company's mission is to fight for a healthier life. It feels good and meaningful to join the marketing and communication team when the goal is so big and important,” says Veera Siivonen.
“I am proud to join the competent team of Terveystalo in this exciting phase where the industry is undergoing a major transformation. I am excited to work with Terveystalo professionals to further develop the company,” says Elina Saviharju.
According to Julia Ormio, working at Terveystalo has been a pleasure: “With my team, Terveystalo has built an effective legal and Compliance team and processes that lay the foundations for the future success of the company. I wish and Terveystalo every success and my successor all the best in building on the team's great work.”
"I want to thank Julia for her work at Terveystalo and wish her all the best for the future," says Ville Iho, CEO of Terveystalo.
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Veera Siivonen CV
Elina Saviharju CV
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Terveystalo in brief
Terveystalo is a listed company on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. Terveystalo is the largest healthcare service company in Finland with net sales and network. The company offers versatile primary and secondary healthcare services for corporate and private customers and the public sector. The nationwide network covers 260 locations across Finland. The clinic network is complemented by 24/7 digital services.
In 2018, Terveystalo had approximately 1.2 million individual customers and approximately 3.5 million visits to a physician. Around half of Terveystalo’s 10,000 health care professionals are employees of Terveystalo, while the other half are independent practitioners. Terveystalo’s services carry the Key Flag symbol and the company is a member of the Association for Finnish Work. www.terveystalo.com